Odyssey of the Mind

Odyssey of the Mind is a creative problem-solving competition for the students of all ages. Teams of students select a problem,create a solution, then present their solution in a competition against other teams in the same problem and division.

* Students work in teams of up to seven members under the guidance of an adult coach.

* Teams spend weeks or months, at their own pace, creating solutions to long-term problems.

* Team members come up with all the ideas for their solution and do all the work themselves.

* Teams work within the cost limit stated in the problem.

* Teams have 8 minutes to present their long-term problem solution in competition.

* Teams are scored for meeting the requirements of the problem and for creativity in categories specifics to each problem.

* At the competition teams are presented a spontaneous problem to solve on site.

* A team's standing in competition is determined by its combined Long-Term score, Style score, and Spontaneous score.